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[-] Saarth@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

With rising sea levels and general water shortages, why don't we also use them as desalination plants?

Surely there has to be a way to deal with brine, it's just salt and water after all?

[-] biggeoff@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 month ago

Salt is absolutely terrible for any equipment involved in power generation. You're better off with a power plant and a separate desalination plant than trying to use one for both

But you're right, cheap energy will help immensely with this

[-] jellyfishhunter@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Say that too molten salt reactors! /s

[-] biggeoff@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 month ago

Haha true that, though if I'm not mistaken a large part of the engineering of molten salt reactors is dealing with the salt...man I want the cool tech to be rolled out

[-] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 13 points 1 month ago

In other words, boil water yet again?

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